Africa sees some artifacts returned home but seeks far more
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA, FARAI MUTSAKA and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Apollo John Rwamparo speaks forlornly of the…
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China says remains of rocket booster fall to Earth
BEIJING (AP) — China’s space agency says debris from a rocket that boosted part of China’s new space station into orbit has fallen into the…
Continue ReadingDrone explosion hits Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A small explosive device carried by a makeshift drone blew up Sunday at the headquarters of…
Continue ReadingIs Danish king who gave name to Bluetooth buried in Poland?
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WIEJKOWO, Poland (AP) — More than 1,000 years after his death in what is now Poland, a European king whose…
Continue ReadingWhy Louvre’s Mona Lisa keeps a smile: Paris’ cooling system
By THOMAS ADAMSON and NICO GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Mona Lisa may maintain her famously enigmatic smile because she benefits from…
Continue ReadingSenegal’s legislative election tests ruling party influence
By BABACAR DIONE and CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal is holding a legislative election. Opposition parties in the…
Continue ReadingMaggie’s legacy: Divisive Thatcher looms over UK Tory race
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two people are running to be Britain’s next prime minister, but a third presence looms over the…
Continue ReadingChinese factory activity sinks, weighing on weak economy
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — An official survey shows Chinese manufacturing’s recovery from anti-virus shutdowns faltered in…
Continue ReadingFloods strike new blow in place that has known hardship
By BRUCE SCHREINER, ANDREW SELSKY and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press JACKSON, Ky. (AP) — Evelyn Smith lost everything in the deadly floods that…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Bid to block book merger sets competition fight
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The biggest U.S. book publisher’s plan to buy the fourth-largest for $2.2 billion represents…
Continue ReadingNew York City declares monkeypox a public health emergency
NEW YORK (AP) — Officials in New York City declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus Saturday, calling the city…
Continue ReadingDemocrats delay primary order decision until after 2022 vote
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party is delaying a decision on potentially reordering its primary calendar for…
Continue ReadingDangerous Pacific Northwest heat wave suspected in 7 deaths
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities in the Portland, Oregon, region said they would keep cooling shelters open…
Continue Reading1 wounded in attack on army guarding Guatemala president
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — One man is wounded after gunmen opened fire on soldiers at a checkpoint providing area…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Obit-Code Talker Sandoval story
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — In a story published July 31, 2022, about the death of Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval, The Associated Press erroneously…
Continue ReadingUS judge gives life term to Canadian ISIS propagandist
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A Canadian citizen who led propaganda efforts for the Islamic State group and…
Continue ReadingCuba says 141 Haitian migrants stranded on south coast
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities say a  group of 141 Haitian migrants have been stranded on Cuba’s southern coast. It’s part of a series of…
Continue Reading2 fatally shot at W.Va. nail salon; gunman killed by police
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Police say a gunman fatally shot two people at a nail salon in West Virginia before officers fired at the shooter,…
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Wildfires in West explode in size amid hot, windy conditions
By JULIE WATSON and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wildfires in California and Montana exploded in size overnight amid windy, hot…
Continue ReadingPakistan military chief seeks US help on release of IMF loan
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say the country’s powerful army chief has contacted Washington, seeking…
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